Africa: Reviews from our travellers

"WE both had a wonderful time
This trip we spent most of our time in etosha
we were in the park from 7am till 5 pm we had a picnic in one of the camps under a tree everyday
with coffee and sandwiches from our lodges and all of them gave them with no charge what about that
we saw some fantastic wildlife again and some fantastic birding we even saw a batalaur eagle doing his
tightrope walk near a waterhole
On this trip we were looked after like royals at every place we stayed at
it truly was a wonderfull trip and we both enjoyed every second" Read full review: 19 nights in Africa; 17 on a Namibia trip

"Amazing. Our first safari so difficult to have expectations, but they would have been exceeded.

Expert Africa very helpful in helping us decide on the holiday and in making all the arrangements. Megan Ingoldby started the dialogue before she went off on maternity leave.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

No. Keep doing it. We will be recommending you!" Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zambia safari

"An outstanding trip. We may have been lucky in having both camps almost to ourselves but even without this I am sure we would have had the unhurried, individually tailored and thoughtful introduction to safari that we were looking for.

All arrangements worked well, any unexpected issues were dealt with quickly and with no fuss, and overall we had confidence that we could get on with enjoying ourselves." Read full review: 9 nights in Africa; 9 on a Tanzania safari

"Expert Africa delivered, as always.

We arrived at an interesting and diverse itinerary, and all of the logistics worked well. We would thoroughly recommend a trip to the Kgalagadi, especially if you have been to Africa before and seen the usual animals, and now want something a little different in terms of the scenery and wildlife." Read full review: 20 nights in Africa; 15 on a South Africa trip

"'Very satisfactory' just doesn't cut it. It was a magical experience.

The reason for the trip was to see the annular eclipse - which was breathtaking - but that turned out to be just one element of a very special trip." Read full review: 8 nights in Africa; 7 on a Mozambique holiday

"We went for the eclipse, as much as the safari and we were not disappointed on either front.

The itinerary was perfect with a mix of what felt an authentic bush safari experience and a dash of more luxury towards the end. We found were were more comfortable with the bush than anything else & that was a wonderful revelation.

Expert Africa (Liz in particular) were a remarkably efficient and knowledgeable team - questions were answered swiftly, despite booking flights outside of Expert Africa, they were still happy to help me negotiate flight changes with my agent......over & above.

Other questions were also answered swiftly, and the one 'problem' was dealt with quickly & professionally.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

None.........all good!" Read full review: 8 nights in Africa; 8 on a Tanzania safari

"Fantastic. Loved every minute!

It was such an action-packed safari and we saw so many incredible animal interactions!

Richard was super helpful in understanding our desires and planning the perfect itinerary. Also, the Nairobi guide/driver was great and planned our half day perfectly." Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 8 on a Kenya safari

"Fabulous holiday. Everything went to plan. All our pick ups and being met at various times went well - no worries about finding anyone.

Camps we chose suited us and we enjoyed both equally for different reasons." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 10 on a Tanzania safari

"This was our ninth safari trip to Africa (all arranged by Expert Africa) , and we chose to return to the South Luangwa for the fifth time. The game viewing and guiding at all the Robin Pope safari camps was superb, and we had a wonderful time. Our two nights bush camping was a very special experience which exceeded our expectations.

All aspects of our trip worked perfectly, including the stopovers in Lusaka and the efficient transfers by Tours Africa.

Many thanks to Freddie for his help in making all the arrangements for us." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 12 on a Zambia safari

"We absolutely loved our trip to the South Luangwa Park and I think that overall we picked very good lodges,
It's always difficult to choose despite the plethora of information.
I knew we wanted to choose lodges spread over the park fairly evenly and with a reputation for great game viewing.
We were unlucky with Puku Ridge as far as lions went , but otherwise it was a lovely lodge albeit without a strong managerial presence. However the guiding was absolutely excellent! . As was the cuisine.
The other lodges - Mchenja and Lion Camp were better as far as location and game viewing went.
They both benefited from a strong managerial presence and game viewing close to camp.
If I went back, and I'm sure we will - I would definitely return to both Mchenja and Lion Camp.
Lion Camp was not as far from the park entrance as I thought it was.
When we returned to the airport from Lion Camp it was a fast drive through the park, not a slow game drive as I expected.
We did stop for a comfort break for a member of staff and coincidentally saw 6 lions under a tree.
We left at 1 pm and were out of the park by 2:20
We stopped to visit Tribal Textiles for less than an hour and were at the airport by 3:40pm
Overall we loved the south Luangwa Park and definitely love to return soon." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zambia safari